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# Irving Kaufman

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Irving Robert Kaufman was a United States federal judge, first on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Early in his tenure on the District Court, he became nationally known for presiding over the espionage trial

##  Quotes by Irving Kaufman

> [Simply according artistic works the same protection as nonartistic works may not be sufficient to protect creativity. After all, the very essence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kaufman/simply-according-artistic-works-the-same-protection-as-nonartistic/)

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> [What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kaufman/what-most-impresses-us-about-great-jurists-is-not-their-tenacious/)

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> [The trial lawyer does what Socrates was executed for: making the worse argument appear the stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kaufman/the-trial-lawyer-does-what-socrates-was-executed-for-making-the-worse/)

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